Macchiona IGT, La Stoppa, Elena Pantaleoni, 2011

Macchiona IGT, La Stoppa, Elena Pantaleoni, 2011

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Macchiona is the kind of wine that stops tasters in their tracks! Forget the analytics, debates about quality, merits and demerits, and boring old points scoring. This is what wine can, and should, be all about.

La Stoppa is an ancient estate in Piacenza, Emilia Romagna, originally planted over a century ago and owned by the Pantaleoni family since 1973. Vine stock is old and indigenous with naturally low yields from poor soils

Rare as hen’s teeth, Macchiona is a blend of Bonarda and Barbera, matured for 12 months in Slavonian oak barrels, gorgeous, meaty and a bit raunchy with aromas of wild berries, herbs and a savoury sour cherry finish.